Ekisakaate receives land for new home from Kabaka

May 24, 2015

The Nabagereka Development Foundation (Ekisakaate) is to build a permanent home at Ssisa village in Wakiso district.


By Juliet Lukwago                      

The Nabagereka Development Foundation (NDF), also locally known as Ekisakaate (royal enclosure), is to build a permanent home at Ssisa village in Wakiso district.

This was revealed by Sylvia Nagginda, the wife of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II at Bulange, Mengo while receiving an architectural plan of the new home from the Department of Architecture and Planning, Makerere University.

During the function, Kabuuza-Mukasa, the chairperson of the Ekisakaate, revealed that the Kabaka offered 25 acres of land on which the NDF home would be built.

It is understood construction of the structure would started “as soon as possible” once the necessary amount of money for the work is got.

The Buganda queen did not mention how much money would be required for building the new home.

She founded the Ekisakaate in 2007 with the aim of promoting the livelihoods of children, the youth and women by training them in African skills and innovations as well as to nurture their talents.

It is also aimed at making the youth appreciate rather than shun cultural identity and tradition, respecting the world’s diverse cultures, nurturing young girls and boys into holistic and versatile individuals.
 


The Ekisakaate attracts scores of young children


On her part, the Nabagereka thanked the architects, particularly James Kalyango Ssenabulya, who drew the plan for what she described as a “beautiful” architecture of the new home.

She said that hitherto, they had been moving to different schools, as they conducted sessions for the participants.

“We want to thank the schools where we have conducted the Ekisakaate for accommodating us ever since we started in 2007,” said Nagginda.

“Although the children have been paying some money, it was just to top-up on what the schools have been offering us.”

The head of the Makerere University Department of Architecture, Stephen Mukiibi, hailed the Nabagereka for the work of training the children irrespective of their culture and nationality.

He pointed out that many children leave school without any knowledge of home activities and cultural norms, but that the Nabagereka has done it.

He appreciated the opportunity that had been offered to them to make the plan for the new place, saying it will go into the annals of this country that they drew the plans as an institution.

Mukiibi promised to continue working together with the Buganda kingdom.

 

  
 

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